''Cylindromyrmex'' is a
Neotropical
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Definition
In bioge ...
genus
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of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of ...
s in the
subfamily
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Dorylinae
Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) unde ...
.
Distribution and habitat
The genus is known from the
New World
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, from
Central America
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to
Brazil
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,
Bolivia
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and the
Galápagos Islands
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, and currently contains 10 extant species and 3 fossil species.
The fossil species, all described from single or a small number of specimens, were found in
Dominican amber. Their nesting place include cavities of wood and even termite nests. Like their nesting habits, their feeding habits are not fully know, but they are said to be predators of
termite
Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes ( eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blat ...
s.
Species
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Cylindromyrmex antillanus''
De Andrade, 1998
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Cylindromyrmex boliviae''
Wheeler, 1924
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Cylindromyrmex brasiliensis''
Emery, 1901
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Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus''
Santschi, 1925
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Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni''
Wheeler, 1937
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Cylindromyrmex electrinus''
De Andrade, 1998
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Cylindromyrmex escobari''
De Andrade, 1998
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Cylindromyrmex godmani''
Forel, 1899
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Cylindromyrmex inopinatus''
De Andrade, 2001
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Cylindromyrmex longiceps''
André, 1892
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Cylindromyrmex meinerti''
Forel, 1905
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Cylindromyrmex striatus''
Mayr, 1870
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Cylindromyrmex whymperi''
(Cameron, 1891)
References
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External links
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Dorylinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of South America
Hymenoptera of North America
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